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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY. MARCH 14, 1898.
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6CHANTON, MARCH 14, 1S9S.
Those who hops to engineer a suc
cessful holt In Pennsylvania next fall
tI11 need to take out an Injunction
npral'nst the war-wlth-Spaln spirit.
The Proper Penalty.
It Feenm to he believed by every
person In Washington who has hnd
facilities for obtaining trustworthy
Information that the Maine's destruc
tion wns the work, not of accident but
of design. Circumstances so unmis
takably point to this as a fact that It
Is not Improper to consider what steps
should follow a fonnal verdict placing
upon Spain the lesponslblllty for the
malicious destruction In a friendly har
bor of a magnificent ship, together with
the cowardly assassination of 250 gal
lant beamen wearing the 'uniform of
the United States.
In some quartets It is intimated
thit n money Indemnity, with expres
sion of regret, would constitute a suffi
cient ntoncment. Those who have this
belief Kiy that a cash payment to
us by Spain equal In amount to the
cost of the Maine and its equipment,
plus $",000 apiece for the Fallors mur
dered (this mom y to go to their 'fam
ilies), plus Indemnification of the ln
Jmed, plus pel haps a moderate sum
ns "smart money" that Is, money sup
posed to constitute a balm to Uncle
Sam for the Indignity put upon his
Hag making altogether between $10,
000,000 and $20,000,000, should compound
Spain's felony and wairant us In lot
ting her off without fuither exaction.
The opinion is held very largely by
men who own securities nnd who dlb
llke to contemplate the possibility of
war.
There ;uo otheis who contend with
warmth that if Spanish treachery has
done this Infamous deed Spain should
be obliterated from the map. They
argue that the atrocity of it unfits
Spain for iccognltlon by civilized na
tions and that the sooner Spain is
partitioned among tho other European
countries and depiied of further pow
er to piactlce despotism and perfidy,
tho better would it be for all concerned.
These persons belong to tho "Jingo"
element and they don't relish the Idea
of measuring outiage and Insult In
blood-money.
As between these extreme opinions
our sympathies go out to the latter
but wo recognize that Its realization
Is not now expedient. There is, how
eer, a middle course which should
meet with tho appioval not only of
eery decent stock-broker and jingo
but also of the men who were Injured
In the Maine's explosion and the rela
tives of those who were killed In It
Wo hao in mind nn Imperative de
mand upon Spain for Cuba's instant
liberation, enforced if necessary. This
might or might not be coupled with
a demand for money reparation. Tho
money part of it is not datively im
portant. The ptople of the United
States would not seriously begrudge
the cost of tho Malno as a contilbu
tion to Cub in freedom. The leparation
not measuiable In money is uqulred.
And ceitalnly a moie fitting memor
ial could not be erected over the graves
of the American tars who sleep in
Havana cemetery than to lift above
Mono castle, as tho fiultlon of their
maityrdom, the symbol which tesem
bles our own, tho Red, White und
Blue of Cuba Libre.
V)r. Swallow gentls intimates that the
Wnnamaker biand of political refoim
Is vvouhy of suspicion. This Is perhaps
a circuitous wav of sajlng that the
Swallow biand Is the "only genuine,"
England and the United States.
In nn nitlcle in the Washington Post
which has eveiy Indication of being
insplied announcement Is made that
"whatever inav bo the outcome of the
pies-ent situation In Cuba the United
States will have the filendly suppoit
of Great lirllain, but will not ask nor
accept hu mateiial aid." The Post in
Its Ksuo of Filduy thus quotes a num
ber of eminent men upon the subject
of nn Ansjlo-Amerlcnn alliance:
"An offensive nrd dcftntlvo alliance
with (Iiout lliltaln" said Senator Drv la,
tho tlmlimnn ot ihe committee on foreign
U'lations, "would bo at Mirlancu with
our polity fioni tho da of Washington.
It would bo unvvUo " Senatoi Prjo bald
that unlfus Rnfdaud could pcisuado Can
ada to stop nugglns uh and would also
guatantm a Mitisfuctory homo rulo for
Itcland, hu would not be Inclined to 10
gird with favor a pioposltlon lor un al
liance. Senator Cullom, who lb a niom
ber of the committee on foreign relations,
hnld tint while tho United States would
naturally appreciate tho friendliness of
Oreat Ilritalu, tho sugested nlllunce was
unneccssaiy from any (pint of vlovv.
"Wo do not want any alliance," he satd,
"for, while wo would be glad If England
Ravo us har smpathy, wo do not need
her aid.!' Senator Chandler, too, Js
against any offensive or defonalvo alli
ance, "Wo arc Interested," he said, "In
open ports in China, and It wa can help
Great Urlttiln In this matter without get
ting Into a quarrel with our tradltlonnl
friends, France and Russia, we might bo
Inclined to help her. We do not need her
c.iHUtante, however, In tho trouble which
wo may havo with Spain. We can mun.
ago that affair for ourselves,"
Tho Post asserts that the adminis
tration holds a similar view. "It has
always been," that paper remarks, "tho
policy of tht United States to hold aloof
froirij alliances with foreign nations of
ar.v character whatever. More than all,
It appreciated that tho.dlploniacy of
England is more or less selfish. If she
eeeka the assistance of the United
States at this Juncture It is felt that
she needs It in the furtherance of ends
which are of far more importance to
her than they pould possibly be to this
couiitry. An alliance- with England
would Invoke" the antagonism of
France, Germany, and Russia. Thero
Is much reason why the United States
should not bo put in that attitude to
ward Russia, especially for the reason
that the tianscontlnental railway now
building across the Siberian steppes, la
being constructed very largely of sup
plies In tho way of lumber nnd other
material shipped from tho United
States. If Port Arthur Is made the ter
minal of this Ruslnn railroad It means
Increased commeice for this country,
and thcie Is no reason why, in tho
opinion of leading diplomats here, the
United States should pull England's
chestnuts out of tho fire nnd lose tho
support of nations that have nlwajs
been friendly to us. Tho cordiality of
sentiment which Great Britain Is mani
festing towards tho United States is,
of course, a matter of congratulation,
but beyond this feeling ot plensuio
there will bo no recognition of Its ex
istence. All that the United States will
ask Is that other nations do not Inter
fere with our opeiatlons. Only In case
some foreign power takes up the cudg
els for Spain will the question ot nn
Anglo-American alliance bo considered.
This contingency Is considered remote."
Gicnt victories are not won In a day.
It Is something to have effected within
so brief a time, ns British diplomacy
has lately done, the disarming of that
Anglophobic sentiment, once so vocif
erous In this country, which held It to
be the chief end of virile Americanism
to bo ready to scrap with England at
the drop of the hat. Wo have all been
more or less nllllcted with this disease,
but the day Is coming vv hen saner views
will prevail, and when, whether with
or without a wiltten agreement, the
two wings of tho greatest living race
will Hap, not roughly, In quarrelsome
ness, but together In unison, for lliglit
to higher levels of human aspiiatlon
nnd achievement.
It takes experience to teach an effective-
school. Some of the once loudest
kickers in congress against $400-a-ton
armor plate nre now the most anxious
to get armor plate built rapidly at $400
a ton.
The Term of Congressmen.
The house committee on tho election
ot the president, vlce-piesldent nnd
representatives In congress, in its fav
orable repoit on tho proposition to
amend the constitution so that mem
beis of the house of lepresentatlves
should be elected for four years in
stead of t'wo, offered these reasons:
"First The people have almost ln
vailably elected a house of represen
tatives in haimony with the partisan
policy of the president in presidential
campaigns, but unfortunately for the
tranquility of tho people and the safe
development of our commercial and In
dustrial Industries, the theory of gov
ermentnl administration upon which
the people elect the president, cannot
be successfully inaugurated and put
into practical operation before the
members of the house ato compelled,
under our constitution, to enter nn
other election, and thus keep In con
stant agitation the business Interests
of our country.
"Second Rvery Intervening congress
since 1872, with a single exception, has
been hostile to the. administration of
national affairs until the Intel venlng
congress has become famous only for
tho things It does not do, rather than
for the good accomplished.
"Third The evils of frequent elec
tions nro a constant menace to our
financial nnd Industrial Indufltiy.
Tourth New members are required
to give the principal pait of their time
during the first session to familiarize
themselves with the rules and regula
tions of tho house and preparing for
the political campaign in the midst
of their tenn.
"Fifth The present amendment
would tend to secuio greater stability
and tinnqullity in public affairs. With
a president and hoube woiking In har
mony, with a tenn of four years of
continued exemption from political tur
moil, wo may justly hope for harm'ony
in tho administration ot public affairs,
the creation and execution of wise
laws, the restoration of business tran
quillity, advancement In Industrial
and commeiclnl entei prices, and the
prosperity and happiness of the peo
ple." These arguments are not without
force, although it Is our belief that
upon the whole the disadvantages ot
the present system of biennial elections
are more than countei balanced by
tho oppoitunlty which that system af
ford.) to the people to interpose be
tween pi evidential elections an ex
pression of opinion upon the execu
tive's wotk nnd policies. Tho com
mittee from whose report we have Just
quoted evidently assumes that a presi
dent und congress elected simultan
eously for four years would, during
those j ears, work together liaimon
lously and Intelligently for the public
good. This assumption views only
tho optimistic sldo of tho picture.
What if the congress nnd president
should not ngiee, or, if in agreement,
should be paitners rather in iniquity
thnn In wisdom? In that event and
It Is not in our Judgment a supposi
tion much moro improbable than the
other one the people would bo likely
to appreciate tho chance, now ottered
at two-year periods, to lay now In
structions before tho government.
This discussion, however, is wholly
academic Xelther tho president's
torm nor that of congtessmen la likely
to bo changed In the near future.
Whether desirable or not a change Is
improbable particularly a change In
volving constitutional amendment.
But there Is one good remedy for most
of these and similar complaints which
the people have already in hand. That
ls, when they find a creditable and
efliclent representative In congress, to
keep him there. Then the newness of
green congressional timber will not
constitute, as at present, a continual
hindrance to tho eftectlvo transaction
ot the public business.
Francis C. Moore, of 40 Cedar etreet,
New York, has written to President
McKlnley: "I stand ready to send you
my check for $1,000, payable to your
order, as a loan to the government,
without Interest, to bo repaid at Its
convenience, or not at all, to be used
by you in your discretion for the na
tional defence. There are 100,000 men
In the country richer than I am, and If
each of them will do likewise you will
have $100,000,000 In cash to bo used with
out restriction or conditions, and Spain
will havo a significant object lesson of
a united nntlon of loyal and self-sacrificing
citizens, supporting a discreet
and vigorous executive, which will be
more potential than battleships to ad
monish her that peace is dosirable and
that war would be a mistake. Wo have
only one life to live and only one coun
try to love, and I would rather have
my name on your receipt for this fund,
so far n-s my memory and posterity are
concerned, than to have it carved on
the uroudest monument money could
buy." Mr. Moore'tt patriotism Is evi
dently n.s earnest as his Judgment is
sound. There ought to bo others with
equal splilt and we dare say thero are
pjpnty of them.
Senatorial courtesy is a queer thing.
For example, Henry S. Williams, of
Aberdeen, S. T., owns a newspaper
which In his absence contained an ar
ticle criticizing Senator Pettlgrevv.
Thereupon, when the president had
named Williams for postmaster of
Aberdeen, Pettlgrevv donned war paint
and hnd the senate reject the nomina
tion. No other reason for rejection has
been offered. It was simply a caso of
the senate of the United States humor
ing one Irascible member's personal
pique. Yet the senate wonders why it
has become unpopular!
Th6 London Statist is worried over
the probable cost of a war with Spain.
Tho Statist needn't worry. It won't
have to pay the freight.
Since Teb. 25 $10,700,000 In foreign gold
has started for New York, not a bad
showing for a country with n war scare
on Its shoulder.
Bryan Bttrrtps Info
Some fiard Facts
Special to tho Scranton Tribune.
Washington. D. C. March 13.
R. BRYAN'S trip through the
south last week Is understood
hero to havo been made with tho
purposo of trjlng to strengthen
tho waning caubo of bllver In
that section and at tho same time to en
courage fusion, which has been coldly re
ceived by the Populists ot tho south gen
erally Tho tono ot the Populist press
has been far from satisfactory to tho au
thors of the fusion si heme and great anx
iety is felt among tho friends of sliver lest
this last nttempt to unito tho voters of
the three parties In its support will piove
an absoluto and recognized failure. The
Populist press of that section Is Insisting
that the party cannot march under Demo
cratic banners and Is carefully omitting
the actlvo support of tho silver cause
which characterized tho earlier history
of tho party and press. Tho rapid Im
provement of business conditions in the
south and tho advance In prices of farm
products generally, in tho face of the
steday fall of sllv er since Mr. Bryan s
nomination, Is causing tho average citl-
n to loso confidence In those assertions
which wcro tho entire basis of tho silver
campaign of 1890.
o
Notwithstanding the claim that prices
could not rise without frco coinage of di
ver, thero has been a steady udvanco In
practlcnllv nil farm products binco the
date of Mr. Bran's nomination and this
has happened In tho faco of a bteady fall
In tho prlco of silver. Sliver which was
f'J 2 cents per ounce In tho New York mar
ket on tho dito ot Mr. Brjan's nomina
tion, was on Wednesday of last week 613
cents, whllo meats, wool, provisions,
dairy products and all kinds of griin
h.ivo advanced. Tho excuse which the
suppoiters of silver In Washington have
constantly offered for the advance In
wheat has been that of the bhorlago
abroad und tho explanation of the ad
anco In other classes of grain has been
that it was duo to "sjmpithj" with tho
ndvnnco In wheat An examination, how
ever, of homo tables Just issued by the
bureau of statistics shows that the ad
vance in prices which attracted most at
tention with refeienco to wheat, has been
equally felt in practically all articles of
farm production and that all this has
happened In tho face of a steady fall In
silver.
o
ThCbO tnblcs, which show tho range of
prices In bllver and vailous farm produc
tions, nio too lengthy to rYpioauco in full.
It is practicable, howovei, to present In
a single table tho history of the upward
courbo of prices In all classes of faun
products in tho face of the downward
courso of silver during the period since
Mr. Bryan's nomination Thebo fncts,
coming to the surface ns they do, just at
tho tlmo of Sir. Brjan's tour through the
bouth and his prospective visit to Wash
ington, nro especially Interesting nnd
make tho table ono well worth tho stuJy
and preservation of over ono Interested
In tho coming campaign. Tho articles so.
lected tepresent tho three great rlnsbes of
fiiim production, brcadstuffs, piovislon
and wool, while other ni tides of the
clubses thus lepiesented have advanced
In an equally marked ratio.
Tablo showing advance In prices of va
rious faim productb, and coincidental fnll
In the pi loo of silver from July 10, 1SD6
(dato of Bryan's nomination), to March
10, 1S3S:
Wheat Moss Wool
Silver (No. 2 Pork Ohio
per Red) per X per
ounce, per bu. bbl. lb.
July 10, 1690 632 C35 7 75 170
Sepember 20 COO 715 8 25 18 0
November 1 Co G 850 8 50 19 0
April 17. 1807 62 5 0G 5 8.75 21 5
September 15 .... 57 4 100 5 U 50 2G 5
December 16 .... 5G 0 102 2 9 00 27 5
Fob 25, lb9S 55 0 104 2 10 75 27 7
March 10 513 1005 10.75 Si 0
o
Anothor difficulty which Mr. Bryan has
oncounteied In his tour through tho south
Is tho remarkable ndvanco In manufac
turing Industries In that soctlrfh In tho
faco of tho fall In sliver. Even during
tho past year, with silver gnlloplng down
hill at tho rnte of 15 per cent, reduction
per annum cotton mills have sprung up
all over tho south and nro running over
time, sending their goods to all parts of
tho country and all parts of tho world und
paying dividends fiom 10 to 12',4 per cent,
per annum. In the calendar year 1897,
thlrty-sovcn new cotton mills, with moro
than a quarter of a million spindles, wore
erected In tho south, while In the preced
ing years tho Increase has been equally
gieat. Hero Is a table showing the In
crease In cotton manufactories in the
south and tho money invested In them
during tho past seventeen years in tho
fnce of a constant fall in silver during
that time.
o
Table showing increase in the number
of cotton mills In tho southern states
slnco 1SS0. with number of spindles and
looms and capital invested;
Mills. Spindles. Looms. Capital.
1SS0 ...ISO 607.000 11,000 $21,900,000
1S90 . 21I 1,712.000 39 00Q 61,900,000
1893 ... 490 4,100,000 115,000 115,000,000
o
Another emtnrrasetnent which Mr. Bry
an encountered Jn his tour through tho
south Is the publication In a number of
Democratic new simpers of that section,
of certain statistical tables controverting
his claim that the reduction in the prlco
of cotton during tho past few vears has
been duo or In any way related to the fnll
In tho prlco of silver. Ono of these tables
shows that tho cotton production of the
south nnd of tho world has quadrupled
since 1872. being In the United StatCB 2.
975,000 bales In 1872. nnd nbovo 11,
000,000 bales in 1897-98. Another of
these tables quoted by the Demo
cratic press of that section In con
trovcntlon of tho claim that the
price of silver controls In any way tho
prlco of cotton, shows that tho nvcrago
price of middling cotton In Now York
fluctuated very grcntly between 1850 and
1870 whllo tho prlco of sliver remained
practically unchanged, The following are
tho tables In question, taken from tho
Macon (On.) Telegraph:
o
Tablo showing the average prices of sil
ver nnd cotton In Now York prior to act
of 1873, nnd fluctuations In prices of cot
ton whllo price of sliver remained un
changed. Bullion v.altio
Middling of371'4
cotton grains pure
per pound. sliver.
1SI1 7.55 1.013
lfBJ 9 50 1.025
116 10 30 1.039
I860 11,00 1.045
18G1 13.01 1.031
1SG2 31.29 1.011
18G3 67.21 1.040
1SC4 101.50 1010
1865 8388 1.035
1SCG 43.20 1.03G
1807 31.59 1027
18f8 2185 1025
1870 2398 1.027
1871 J6.95 1.0J8
Tnblo showing Increase In production
of cotton In United States, with coinci
dental fnll In price, 1S72 to 1890:
Average
price In Years'
Now York. production.
1872 22 19 2,974,351 bales
b-75 13 40 3,827,S13
1870 12 tS 4,63.',313
18S0 11.51 5,701,232
1880 9 23 6 575,091
1891 8 0 8,032,597
1893 7 44 MW1.923
1897-8 7.00 (estimated) 11,000,000
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GIVE IT TIME.
From the Washington Star.
Thero should be no impatience on the
part of tho public respecting tho move
ments ot tho naval court of Inquiry.
Thero Is every reason to believe that It la
proceeding with all the diligence the oc
casion calls for. It Is entirely competent
to determine tho amount of tlmo neces
sary for tho Investigation. It alono is In
pcssesslon of Information. The public, eo
far, has only theories and speculation,
prepared for It In some instances solely
for sensational put poses. Tho responsi
bility of this naval court is very great.
Hurried work or hasty conclusions would
not only discredit tho court, but Increase
existing international complications. All
essential obtainable facts relating to tho
cause of the Maine's destruction are ex
pected. Much of the work Is very difll
cult. The ship Is at tho bottom of Hav
ana harbor, nnd It is proving to be no
easy matter for tho divers to explore the
wreck. But tho divers nro at work, tho
wreck Is under American control, nnd as
scon as may be the story will be brought
up.
o
And oven after the court shall havo re
ported thero must be tlmo for tho presi
dent and his advisers to digest tho docu
ment. It Is not to be assumed that they
will be ablo to read It one day and be
ready to act on it the next. It would oo
as little to their credit to hurry or Jump
to conclusions as to that of tho court ot
Inquiry. What Is being sought Is not a
pretext for war with Spain, but the truth
about tho destruction of a vessel of the
American navy while riding nt anchor In
a harbor controlled by Spain. There is
ground for tho susplcon of foul play, but
suspicion affords no ground for a decla
ration of war. If Spain is to bo held to
accountability tho case must be able to
bear calm examination.
o
Tho question Is not one of time limit.
The courage of the American people will
keep. They will be found ready to uphold
the honor of the flag whenever tho oc
casion calls for It. Neither the court of
Inquiry nor the administration needs to
bo prodded. Tho only necessity now ex
isting Is for patience. The country's
caso Is in safe hands, as events will show.
ONE EYE ON THE GOVERNOR.
SHIP.
Trom the Washington Post.
Representative Tate, of Georgia, who
returned to tho city yesterday from a
visit to his home, says that ex-Represln-tatlvo
Candler will undoubtedly bo the
next nominee for the governorship. A
nomination Is equivalent to election.
Mr. Candler Is well rcmembeicd hero ns
the Independent who fought Emory
Speers, at that tlmo tho leading member
of the Georgia delegation. He Is a genu
ine colonel, having lost nn eye In one of
tho battle of the war. He Is an able and
bright man, and many stories aro told of
his ready wit when ho was In congress.
Ono ot Mr. Candler's latest salngs, by
tho way. Is said to be tho oauso of his
certain nomination. Down in Georgia a
possum supper Is synonymous with a po.
litlcal conference, and to one of these oc
casions Mr. Candler was Invited. Ho
knew thnt the men at the supper were not
altogether favorable to him, and ho de
cided not to be present.
"A political 'possum supper," he wrote
to tho host ot tho occasion, "Is not tlio
place for a one-eyed man."
The remark went all over the state, the
hostile guns were spiked, tho supper
failed to unite the opposition, nnd the
shrewd one-eyed man, who had sight
enough to seo through tho designs of tho
enemy, will be governor of the state.
THE REST DAY or THE YEAR.
A risliiiiR Jingle.
For Tho Tribune. a
The day of all tho glad year
Which I lovo bebt;
Tho ono 1 think the most of,
Moto than all tho rest.
Tho ono whoso coming brightens '
My faco, und makes It shine.
Is the early day In April
When I first cast a line!
You may talk about your Christmas,
(And I'll join in praise of that)
You may welcome blooming Raster,
With its big new hat:
You may ravo about tho birthdays
Of tho men who did their best
6lve mo the first day's fishing
And you may have tho rebt.
I've been watting long slnco Ajgust,
For this April day;
I've dreamed about it many a night,
And thought of It by day:
Patriotic nnd religious moods
Havo been colored by tho wish
That tho wheels of time would hurry
With tho first day to fish
-G. A. Warburton.
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Tin Dairy Puns, 1 to O qt Jo each
Tin Dairy l'uns, oto ia qt Uoeach
KEEP YOUR EYE ON OUR WINDOWS
FOR BARGAINS.
FOOT $i SHEAR CO.,
110 N. WASHINGTON AVE.
ISLL k CORNELL
121 N. Washington Ave.
BRASS BEDSTEADS.
In buying n brass Dodstead, be mire that
you get tho beat. Our brain Bedsteads are
all made with aeamleu bvnmi tubiug and
frftino work W all of steel,
They cost no more than many benateads
made of the open leninlees tubing. Every
beditead la highly finished and lacquered
under n peculiar method, nothing ever hav
been produced to equal it, Our new Spring
Pattern are now on exhibition,
Hill
Coonell
At 121
North Washington
Vp2?3' '"(
Avenue,
Scranton, Pa.
S.i
tie UMlng Styles Si
The Very Best
Clothing MaeMfactimredl
Is the only kind we have;
you can buy it as low as you
would have to pay for the ordi
nary, - "rfW-KSw
Call and see what we are
offering.
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416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
FINLEY'S
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We are sole agents in this city
for the above make of celebrated
Kid Gloves, and are now showing
them in a full assortment of Spring
Shades for Easter wear.
We also handle "exclusively"
the following well-known and re
liable makes, U :
"P. Centemeii &Co." "Joinville"
"Monopole" "Fownes"
which for wearing qualities, per
fection of fit, etc, are unrivalled.
For this week only we will make
a special olfenng of one of our
most popular 1.25 Gloves,
REAL KBD
These goods being taken from
our regular stock and not bought
for "Special Sale Purposes," are
therefore thoroughly reliable.
We always carry in stock a full J
at 98c.
line 01 popular length gloves for re
ceptions and evening wear, from 8
to 20 button Ienghts, at right
prices.
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
AZAAR
Onr Large Center Window
MUGKLO
If it breaks a
point
bring it back.
Now in orenarnl in
In the publlo schoola,
cltv hull and court
home offices, and
many private bul
neas plaoes In the city.
YOURS for n price saved In lead and th
time wasted In old lasbloned chopping.
MYM2S MOTHERS,
STATIONKUH, K.VOHAVKRS,
HOTEL JKUMVN BUILDINO,
lfiO Wyoming Avenue,
1 , ,, , , , " ,,"1
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
General Agent for the Wyoming
District for
Mining, masting, Sporting. HmokslW
and the Hepauno Chemical
Company's
MM EXPLOSIVES.
tafety Fuse. Caps and Exploder.
Room. 21 UI8 and 214 ComnionwoaltU
llulldlns, faoruatoa.
ACJENClLJi
THO", FOIU.
JOHNB. SMITH JtSOX,
W. E. MULLIGAN,
Pltt09
Plymouth
Willies-JJnrra
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IT. PLEASANT
COAL
AT RETAIL.
Coal of the best quality for domeatto an
and of all ilzei. Including- Buokwhtat and
Blrdaeye. delivered In any part ot tba oitf,
at the loweat price
Ordera received at the Ofllce, first floor.
Commonwealth bulldlnf, room No (f
telephone No, 2G2I or at the mine, tele
phone No. Hi, will be promptly attend!
to. Dealers supplied at the mint.
WM. T. SMITE
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SIX BAYS' TRIAL
IPlaaelary Pencil Filter'
Duroirs
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